Younger people everywhere are unhappier — NYT

[Anonymous]

It is the Internet, modern news, and lack of community/social interaction. In practical terms, we have it better than anyone in history. All our worries are really much more on the theoretical level. Sometime Trump does makes it feel worse because we have mentally already assumed total destruction of our country. A natural disaster feels worse because we assume climate change will destroy the planet and this is just a taste. People back then just dealt with whatever was in front of them, be it natural disaster, wars, financial disasters. They didn't have news media telling them that it was all part of a puzzle that will ultimately lead to the end of life as we know it.

[Anonymous]

Boomers took everything and leave nothing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boomers took everything and leave nothing

Begone with that overseas propaganda.

[Anonymous]

We live in a really toxic country and are inundated with information about horrible things that happen here and abroad. People who are all sorts of "-phobic" have larger platforms now to spew hate at people who don't deserve it and should be allowed to just live. I can't imagine not experiencing some depression in this environment, unless you're entirely checked out and not paying attention. And the children have no reason to believe any of this will improve during their lives. It's just a dark but true reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I knew then what I know now, I would not have brought children into this world. All four of mine are depressed and hopeless.

Because you did not teach them to become resilient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I knew then what I know now, I would not have brought children into this world. All four of mine are depressed and hopeless.

Because you did not teach them to become resilient.

Parents can't take all the credit for their children's accomplishments, nor can they take all the blame for their problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I knew then what I know now, I would not have brought children into this world. All four of mine are depressed and hopeless.

Because you did not teach them to become resilient.

Parents can't take all the credit for their children's accomplishments, nor can they take all the blame for their problems.

The most important function of a parent is working to prepare their children to become valuable, fully functional members of society.

[Anonymous]

When you are young, a huge part of being happy depends on the people you associate with. These kids don’t have a lot of interesting, adventurous, deep-thinking young people to associate with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kids of republicans tend to be happier. Republicans tend to have a more hopeful perspective than democrats. Democrats tend to amplify the negative to a degree that is terrifying and kids aren’t mature enough to recognize that some of it is hyperbole. But even when it is hyperbole, the general undertone of democrats is a sad and dire view of humans, the country, the world, etc. whereas republicans tend to have a more pragmatic view about trying to fix things that can be fixed and accept those that can’t. I’m independent and that is my observation. This forum is heavily democratic as is the NYT so I think it just naturally skews in a confirmation bias direction on things like this.

Also, Republicans tend to be more religious —God is sovereign and in control, whereas Democrats tend to be secular —Government is sovereign. When the Democrats don’t have their people running the government they become depressed and despondent, “Woe is me…the planet is doomed…fascism…boo-hoohoo…”

Funny I watched MAGA melt down all 4 years of Biden screaming about the end of the world and WW3....shut it you sound stupid.

Biden was a mental and physical vegetable all those four years.
No wonder Putin, Iran, N Korea, and China made so much headway.

You are an idiot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kids of republicans tend to be happier. Republicans tend to have a more hopeful perspective than democrats. Democrats tend to amplify the negative to a degree that is terrifying and kids aren’t mature enough to recognize that some of it is hyperbole. But even when it is hyperbole, the general undertone of democrats is a sad and dire view of humans, the country, the world, etc. whereas republicans tend to have a more pragmatic view about trying to fix things that can be fixed and accept those that can’t. I’m independent and that is my observation. This forum is heavily democratic as is the NYT so I think it just naturally skews in a confirmation bias direction on things like this.

+1 It's really that kids who don't have diehard liberal parents are happier.

We moved out of the DC area and in general the kids are much happier. People rarely discuss politics in social settings. Also they didn't close public schools for a year and a half, but that decision to inflict trauma on children directly leads back to progressive politics.

Schools were not closed for a year and a half.

[Anonymous]

Liberals are genetically inclined depressed to begin with.

Lawyers and snowflakes have shut down kids playing outside unsupervised. Combined with technology physical sloth has hurt health.

Pretty bleak

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is the Internet, modern news, and lack of community/social interaction. In practical terms, we have it better than anyone in history. All our worries are really much more on the theoretical level. Sometime Trump does makes it feel worse because we have mentally already assumed total destruction of our country. A natural disaster feels worse because we assume climate change will destroy the planet and this is just a taste. People back then just dealt with whatever was in front of them, be it natural disaster, wars, financial disasters. They didn't have news media telling them that it was all part of a puzzle that will ultimately lead to the end of life as we know it.

Phones and social media are causing this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I knew then what I know now, I would not have brought children into this world. All four of mine are depressed and hopeless.

Because you did not teach them to become resilient.

Parents can't take all the credit for their children's accomplishments, nor can they take all the blame for their problems.

The most important function of a parent is working to prepare their children to become valuable, fully functional members of society.

You have no idea how many people and internet content tell parents that the most important job is to make children feel appreciated. As if they are a dog who needs constant petting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids of republicans tend to be happier. Republicans tend to have a more hopeful perspective than democrats. Democrats tend to amplify the negative to a degree that is terrifying and kids aren’t mature enough to recognize that some of it is hyperbole. But even when it is hyperbole, the general undertone of democrats is a sad and dire view of humans, the country, the world, etc. whereas republicans tend to have a more pragmatic view about trying to fix things that can be fixed and accept those that can’t. I’m independent and that is my observation. This forum is heavily democratic as is the NYT so I think it just naturally skews in a confirmation bias direction on things like this.

+1 It's really that kids who don't have diehard liberal parents are happier.

We moved out of the DC area and in general the kids are much happier. People rarely discuss politics in social settings. Also they didn't close public schools for a year and a half, but that decision to inflict trauma on children directly leads back to progressive politics.

Schools were not closed for a year and a half.

Our DCPS MS had no in person instruction from March 2020 until Fall 2021.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boomers took everything and leave nothing

Begone with that overseas propaganda.

+1 This liberal propaganda was developed to divide us. It's sad how gullible young people are to fall for this.